How much do Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators, the published 10th percentile is $43,830 and the 90th percentile is $75,610. The difference is $31,780, which is 48.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,320 to the 75th at $72,670, covers $11,350.

The mean annual wage is $66,730, which sits above the median of $65,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 18.1% higher than the national median of $55,490 for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,706, which is 13% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% lower than the Maryland median of $66,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators at $62,706 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 2nd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $56,560 and employment of 70. That median is 13.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,945, against $62,706 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $59,200. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,726, against $62,706 here.
• Richmond, VA is 139 miles away, with a median of $62,000 and employment of 50. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,357, against $62,706 here.